April is the perfect time of the year to visit several nearby waterâ€" falls, where they can be seen in full flood when being fed from the waters of the melting snow. Combined with a hike along the adjacent trails, you have the recipe for a great spring outing. Spend a spring day at water falls an to the Hwy â€" Located between Burlington and Hamilton is the magnificent Spencer Gorge. Cutting deeply into the Niagara Escarpment on the north side of the Dundas Valley, this Yâ€"shaped gorge is fed by the Spencer and Logie Creeks. Each of these creeks contributes to a splendid waterfall; Webster‘s Falls formed from the Spencer Creek and Tews Falls fed by Logie‘s Creek. A day‘s outing to Spencer Gorge could begin with a visit to the Webster‘s Falls area first. You can park your car there and enjoy a great view of the cataract from over a stone wall. The wellâ€"mainâ€" tained park space is an interesting contrast to the preserved wilderâ€" ness and forested area just below the waterfall. A walkway leads to a stone bridge that crosses the creek, just upstream from the falls. From here, you can take a secâ€" tion of the Bruce Trail that leads you on a short walk through the woods to Tews Falls. High on a ledge above the junction of the two creeks is another unforgetâ€" table view down the gorge and across the Dundas Valley. This is where Logie‘s Creek makes its descent and forms one of the most beautiful spots in the Spencer Gorge area, the Tews Falls. Over many hundreds of years, Logie‘s Creek has carved away a semiâ€"circular niche in the face of the Niagara Escarpment, over which the cascading waters tumâ€" ble. The conservation authority has built viewing platforms here to allow visitors to fully appreciâ€" ate the spectacular natural beauty of this geological formation. It is interesting to note that Tews Falls plunges only a few metres less than Niagara Falls. At this time of the year, you may also see a wide variety of birds in the trees below the falls. If you are very lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the deer that also inhabit the Spencer Gorge area. At this point near Tews Falls, the Bruce Trail carries on along more challenging terrain and if you continue your hike, you will discover another lookâ€"out point at Mn (‘)\'\69 5x m MAKE YOUR OWN BEER WINE USING OUR FACILITIES AND SAVE ged the Dundas Peak Lin Stetin Brew DAY on Hwy. 403 and on to the Hwy. 8 west exit. Stay on Hwy. 8 through the town of Dundas. At Bullock‘s Corners continue straight ahead on Brock Road. (Do not go left on Hwy. 8 here.) Turn right on Harvest Road and right again on Short Road. Short Road becomes Falls View Road and leads to a parking lot. Admission is free and for further information, call the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority at 905â€"525â€"2181. DEBBIE BADOWSKI, M.D., LINDA ZIMMERING, M.D,, DENISE GRANT M.D. are now acceptin gbnew patients. All services continue to be covered by OHIP Maple Grove Village 511 Maple Grove Drive Oakville No Referral Necessary Appomtments Pf'llb 97: /9 4 'alid. to A ._